If You Love a Good ‘ol Classic Cheesecake, This is the One to Try

The holiday season is already here and we wanted to offer a great option to impress your dinner guests. This classic New York cheesecake has many versions, and here is one that we absolutely love.

Ingredients

  • 150 g Lotus biscuits chopped into fine crumbs
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 kg Philadelphia cheese
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose white flour
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • 3 eggs yolks
  • 1 cup sour cream

Instructions

  1. In a pan, melt the butter and then add biscuits and the sugar and stir until you get an even mixture.
  2. Transfer the mixture into a round cake tin and make sure to press it to the bottom.
  3. Move the cake tin into a preheated oven. Bake for 10 minutes and let it cool for 20 minutes.
  4. With the help of a mixer, mix the cheese until it breaks and becomes more creamy. Then add in the brown sugar, the flour, the eggs, and the zest from one lemon. Keep mixing for 5 minutes before adding in the sour cream and whisk it until you get an even mixture.
  5. Move the mixture into the cake tin and spread it evenly.
  6. Move the cake into a preheated oven and bake at 200 C for 10 minutes, before reducing the heat to 100 C and bake for another 45 minutes.
  7. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy.